BROWN V. BOARD OF EDUCATION What would break the back of Jim Crow America? What role did education play in the movement to desgregate America?
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Using the the links provided, analyze the landmark Supreme Court case Brown v. Board of Education. Cut and paste the information below into a new entry on your Unit 8 Online Notebook.
BASIC FACTS OF THE CASES (more than one) (check video, Link 1, Link 2, Link 3) Make a bulleted list of the basic facts of the cases brought to the Supreme Court.
- Topeka Kansas
- It was a series of cases
- All cases are about equal education MAIN ARGUMENTS OF THE PLAINTIFF (for integration) (check Link 1)
List the major arguments of the plaintiffs
- In Plessy v. Ferguson, the Supreme Court had misinterpreted the equal protection clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. Equal protection of the laws did not allow for racial segregation.
- The Fourteenth Amendment allowed the government to prohibit any discriminatory state action based on race, including segregation in public schools.
- The Fourteenth Amendment did not specify whether the states would be allowed to establish segregated education.
- Psychological testing demonstrated the harmful effects of segregation on the minds of African American children.
MAIN ARGUMENTS OF THE DEFENDANTS (for segregation) (check Link 1)
List the major arguments of the Defendants.
- The Constitution never said that black and white schools had to be equal.
- Segregation was not harmful to black people.
- Whites were trying to make the schools equal, but because African Americans were still living with some effects of slavery it wil take a while for them to catch up to the whites. THE CHANGE IN THE COURT (leading to a decision) (check**Link 1**)
What important change happened, and what was its impact?
The chief justice died and a new one was appointed. This allowed the right decision to be mae. THE COURT DECISION (in your own words) (check**Link 1**and Link 2)
What did the Court decide?
They decided that it was wrong to have segregated schools because it was against the "due proccess" and "equal protection". ENFORCING THE DECISION (discuss "with all deliberate speed) (Check Link 1) What was the Court's statement about the enforcement of the decision? What happened to the enforcement?
The court asked the states to end segregation "with all deliberate speed". Since this was so vague segregationalists organized and started to resist.
THE IMPACT and LEGACY(Check**Link 1**)
What is the overall importance and legacy of Brown v. Board? It helped spread the freedom struggle and made it so that today all races and genders have equal opportunity.
What would break the back of Jim Crow America? What role did education play in the movement to desgregate America?
Using the the links provided, analyze the landmark Supreme Court case Brown v. Board of Education. Cut and paste the information below into a new entry on your Unit 8 Online Notebook.
BASIC FACTS OF THE CASES (more than one) (check video, Link 1, Link 2, Link 3)
Make a bulleted list of the basic facts of the cases brought to the Supreme Court.
- Topeka Kansas
- It was a series of cases
- All cases are about equal education
MAIN ARGUMENTS OF THE PLAINTIFF (for integration) (check Link 1)
List the major arguments of the plaintiffs
MAIN ARGUMENTS OF THE DEFENDANTS (for segregation) (check Link 1)
List the major arguments of the Defendants.
THE CHANGE IN THE COURT (leading to a decision) (check **Link 1**)
What important change happened, and what was its impact?
The chief justice died and a new one was appointed. This allowed the right decision to be mae.
THE COURT DECISION (in your own words) (check **Link 1** and Link 2)
What did the Court decide?
They decided that it was wrong to have segregated schools because it was against the "due proccess" and "equal protection".
ENFORCING THE DECISION (discuss "with all deliberate speed) (Check Link 1)
What was the Court's statement about the enforcement of the decision? What happened to the enforcement?
The court asked the states to end segregation "with all deliberate speed". Since this was so vague segregationalists organized and started to resist.
THE IMPACT and LEGACY (Check **Link 1**)
What is the overall importance and legacy of Brown v. Board?
It helped spread the freedom struggle and made it so that today all races and genders have equal opportunity.